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- 1. First Steel Passenger Car: Unknown photographer· Public domain
what is it?
The New York Central MU Cars were a series of electric multiple units (EMU) built for the New York Central Railroad in 1906–1929 when the New York Central began electrifying its lines for both the Hudson Division and the Harlem Division. These were the first electric multiple units ever bought by the New York Central Railroad. They were retired between 1950-1973 by the ACMUs and M1A railcars.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 120 years ago, in 1906.
- 21.1 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 67 years (1906–1973).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1906
- in service from
- 1906
- retired
- 1973
- status
- retired
- number built
- 353
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- St. Louis Car Company, Standard Steel Car Company, American Car and Foundry Company
- operators
- New York Central Railroad, Penn Central Transportation Company
- top speed
- 88 km/h
- power
- 298 kW
- electric system
- 660 VDC
- formation
- single unit
- length
- 21.1 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16982671, Wikipedia: New York Central MU Cars (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.